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Assignment 7
For this project I would like to rank priority areas within the city of Providence either for
problem with polluted urban runoff because of its conventional drainage system and its
high level of imperviousness. Some areas of the city do not have much potential to
address these issues because they are nearly entirely paved over, very dense, and have
narrow streets. There is no room for retrofits. Other sections are less dense, have more
green space, and have room for innovative/natural drainage systems. Furthermore, there
are some areas of the city that are being targeted for redevelopment and so have the
I would like to determine which areas of the city have the most potential for green
to pavement), green roofs, creating spaces on the sides of streets for the infiltration of
Criteria and questions to consider (many of which come from the Charles River
amenities?, does the land use type require frequent truck traffic or high parking volumes?
is the site too dense? is the traffic volume or street classification of the site too great? is
the right-of-way width too narrow? are the on-street parking demands too high? will the
soil type provide any infiltration? can the existing drainage infrastructure be easily
retrofitted? what conflicts arise with other infrastructure such as fire hydrants, lamp posts,
cable, etc.? Are there large existing trees that would be difficult to move or remove?
Some concerns I have about this project are that it might be too large in scope. I might
have to pick one or two stormwater management techniques to assess and limit the
http://www.crwa.org/index.html?gis/gis.html&2
They have used GIS to complete an assessment of which areas would be most appropriate
reduce the amount of water that is piped directly to streams and rivers
make the best use of the street tree canopy for stormwater interception as well as
2) Zhen, J., Shoemaker, L., Riverson, J., Alvi, K., & Cheng, M. -. (2006). BMP analysis
1391-1403.
This study determined the most cost effective best management practices (BMP)
(including bioretention, green roof, and rooftop runoff collection (rain barrel) systems)
and their ideal placement for reducing the levels of urban runoff. They authors goal was
to reduce the number of combined sewer overflow (CSO) events into the Anacostia River
in the rapidly urbanizing Prince Georges County, MD. They used GIS to provide general
support for various BMPs, including how to determine the best location for the BMPs.
3) Ghayoumian, J., Mohseni Saravi, M., Feiznia, S., Nouri, B., & Malekian, A. (2007).
Application of GIS techniques to determine areas most suitable for artificial groundwater
recharge in a coastal aquifer in southern Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 30(2),
364-374.
The third project uses GIS to determine the areas most suitable for groundwater
recharge in Iran. They use the following criteria to select these areas: slope, infiltration
rate, depth to groundwater, quality of alluvial sediments and land use. Thematic layers
for the above parameters were prepared, classified, weighted and integrated in a GIS
but the analysis they use will be helpful for me. It gives me an idea of the kinds of
4) Hipp, J. A., Ogunseitan, O., Lejano, R., & Smith, C. S. (2006). Optimization of
This study uses GIS to analyize land use and pollutant loadings to determine the best
placement for storm drain filters in a watershed. The authors determined that different
filters should be used depending on the different pollutants coming from different kinds
of urban land use. They show that a strategic placement of filters brings results that are 5
Methods
I am not really sure of the best way to go about this. I would like to use some kind of
algorithm where I could enter all the criteria and it would spit out the results. I could also
use selection tools to select out areas with sufficient green space, or the areas within a
certain distance of water bodies, or areas with streets that are wide enough to encompass
natural drainage systems on the surface. I could also determine the points that most need